Chapter 497: The Triennial Martial Arts Competition!
Chapter 497: The Triennial Martial Arts Competition!
At the very least, he was no weaker than the sect leaders of the Liuyun Sword Sect and the Qiankun Sect!
Elder Yao had tried to estimate Ling Feng\'s strength optimistically, but he would soon realize that his imagination was limited by his own talents. The terrifying potential of a true genius was beyond his comprehension!
"Three days from now, huh." Ling Feng nodded slightly, thinking to himself. After resolving this triennial martial arts competition, I will head south to the Nanjiang demon domain!
"Tell me the specific rules," Ling Feng said calmly.
"Yes, Sect Leader!"
Elder Yao nodded and promptly explained the detailed rules of the triennial martial arts competition. The rules were quite simple. The competition was divided into a disciples\' battle and a sect leaders\' battle.
In terms of resource allocation, the sect leaders\' battle accounted for about seventy percent, while the disciples\' battle made up thirty percent.
According to the rules, anyone under the age of thirty, including inner sect elders or stewards, could participate in the disciples\' battle.
The sect leaders\' battle, of course, was a direct contest between the leaders of the three sects.
In previous years, Lin Canglang ranked in the middle among the three sect leaders, and the disciples of the Wenxian Sect were also quite strong, so the sect consistently held the second place among the top three sects.
However, this time, due to the elite inner sect disciples like Jing Wuxue being crippled by Ling Feng and most members of the Iron Blood Alliance leaving Wenxian Sect, the disciples in this triennial martial arts competition seemed to be at a significant disadvantage.
New talents like Luo Jianying and Jiang Wanqing had progressed rapidly in the past six months, but the time they spent cultivating was too short. Given another year or two, the situation would have been much better.
Elder Yao honestly described the sect\'s situation and selected ten members for the disciples\' battle, most of whom were at the seventh or eighth level of the Pulse Formation Realm. There wasn\'t a single one at the tenth level of the Pulse Formation Realm.
With such a lineup, the chances of winning the disciples\' battle were less than twenty percent.
"Sect Leader, I have little hope for the disciples\' battle. Our final hope rests on your performance in the sect leaders\' battle," Elder Yao said solemnly.
"Yes, the internal strife six months ago did severely damage the Wenxian Sect." Ling Feng nodded slightly. If it came down to the sect leaders\' battle, so be it.
With his strength, even taking on both sect leaders at once wouldn\'t be a problem.
"Wait." At this moment, Lin Xian\'er stepped forward while biting her lip. "I am also a member of the Wenxian Sect, am I not?"
"You?" Ling Feng looked at Lin Xian\'er. "What do you mean?"
"I want to represent the Wenxian Sect in the disciples\' battle!" Lin Xian\'er looked at Ling Feng with determination. "Ling Feng, you have always helped me. This time, it\'s my turn to help you. Besides, your master might be my biological father. I am also a member of the Wenxian Sect!"
"Very well. With you participating, there will be no problem with the disciples\' battle." Ling Feng nodded and smiled.
Lin Xian\'er now possessed the combat strength of a sky-tier student. This kind of competition among lesser sects\' disciples was no challenge for her.
"Elder Yao, add Lin Xian\'er to the list. She has significant connections with our Wenxian Sect. As the sect leader, I hereby appoint her as an inner sect elder. Do you have any objections?"
"None at all!" Elder Yao nodded repeatedly. With Lin Xian\'er willing to help, there was no reason for him to refuse.
Though he did not know her exact strength, anyone from Tianwei Academy was certainly no weakling!
"Sect Leader, if there\'s nothing else, I will make the necessary arrangements," Elder Yao said as he rose to leave, seeing that dusk was falling.
"Mhmm, go ahead."
Ling Feng nodded. He had dealt with so many matters upon his return; being the sect leader was truly no easy task.
Seeing that the elders had all left, Su Hongxiu approached with a red wooden tray and said with a cheerful smile, "Sect Leader, you must be tired. Here is your favorite lotus seed soup. Please have some to soothe your throat."
Ling Feng looked down and saw a steaming bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup on the tray.
He reached out, picked up the bowl, took a sip, and smiled. "Hongxiu, after half a year, your cooking skills have improved a lot."
"Oh, no, it\'s nothing." Su Hongxiu\'s cheeks flushed. She then turned to Lin Xian\'er and gently asked, "Sister, there\'s more hot soup in the kitchen. I\'ll get you a bowl too."
"Oh, um... thank you, Junior Sister Su." Lin Xian\'er nodded. Although she was talented and intelligent, she had never dabbled in cooking.
"Huh? How did you know my surname is Su?" Su Hongxiu\'s eyes widened. Sect Leader has only called me Hongxiu.
"Hongxiu, you have met her before. Have you forgotten?" Ling Feng touched his nose and smiled faintly. "When we took down the Iron Blood Alliance together, Miss Lin was also there."
"Ah?" Su Hongxiu blinked, carefully examining Lin Xian\'er for a while before exclaiming, "You are t-that very beautiful Lin Feng? Y-You\'re actually a woman!"
"Yes, it\'s me." Lin Xian\'er squinted her eyes and smiled. "For certain reasons, I had to disguise myself as a man. I apologize, Junior Sister Su."
Su Hongxiu stuck out her tongue. "There\'s nothing to apologize for, hehe."
After a short while, Ling Feng finished the lotus seed soup, placed the jade bowl back on the tray, and said with a smile, "Now that I\'ve eaten and drunk enough, it\'s time to get to work."
With that, Ling Feng strode out of the main hall. His wings of true qi spread out behind him, lifting him into the air.
In the next moment, Ling Feng formed a hand seal, and from his storage spirit ring, a long and narrow spirit ore vein appeared, spanning across the sky and blocking out the setting sun\'s last blood-red light.
This technique was something Ling Feng had learned after much effort from the despicable donkey.
Originally, when Ling Feng saw the despicable donkey extracting an elemental ore vein, he became intrigued and asked the donkey to teach him the method.
The despicable donkey looked down on Ling Feng, saying his true qi was insufficient to lift such a heavy ore vein. In response, Ling Feng unlocked his third Primordial Lock, unleashing a burst of true qi that silenced the donkey.
This technique of transporting ore veins was named the "Heaven-Flipping Hand Seal" by the donkey. The despicable donkey smugly demonstrated the hand seal once, saying that it would take Ling Feng at least six months to master such a complex seal.
However, Ling Feng, using his Heavenly Dao Eye, mastered the seal after just one observation.
Despite this, due to his realm\'s limitations, Ling Feng could only transport the smallest of the ore veins. Even so, this left the despicable donkey in shock, who then proceeded to call him a freak!